Biomass: Nature's Most Flexible Energy Resource

Lesson Description:In this unit, students will learn the various sources and uses of biomass. Students will conduct a lab activity in which they will measure the amount and percent of waste material in common produce. Students will find the range, median, and mode from their measurements and identify resources for biomass in Texas.

copy of the Reading Passage and Student Data Sheets (includes reading comprehension questions, vocabulary and Lab Activity) for each student

copy of the Assessment Questions for each student

an equipment kit for each group containing the following items:

1 balance/scale

1 ear of corn with husk (additional vegetable/fruit with edible and inedible parts, such as banana, orange with peel, apple with core, peanut with shell, will be necessary to optionally repeat the lab as additional activity)